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VOL. 86. NO. 300.
Aaaoditcd Praia Service. United Preu DUpatchc*.
\ ATHENS, GA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1928.
. R C. Pape». Single Copies 2 Cents. 5 Cents Sunday.
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TOIL PASSES 170
Resident Coolidge And
Mrs. Coolidge Arrive
For Georgia Vacation
BRUNSWICK, Ga.—(AP)—President and Mrs.
Coolidge arrived in Brunswick at 9:00 a. m. Wednes
day and left at once for Sapelo Island for their mid
winter vacation as guests of Howard E- Coffin.
citizens committee extended
Kicked, Kills Two
welcome to the President
stepped from, the train. Mrs.
Coolidge* leading her little red
|;how oh a leash,, was presented
wdh a ’ oaquet.
Several hundred nevs ms mass
i about the ctation, cheered its
he President and Mrs- Coolidge
(emerged from the train and posed
(for photographers.
Accompanying the presidential
■party was Frank O. SaHibur:' c.n
■(English portrait T*a.ntcr, Mr.
■Ccoiidge’s military and naval
■aide:', Colonel Osman Latrobe and
■Captain Wilson Brown, his per-
larnal physician. James E. Cou-
|pal and a corps of newspaper cor-
1 respondents and photographers.
I There was a sharp tang in thej
I air as the chief executive arrived
| for his shooting cn Mr. Coffin’s
(preserves on Sapelo Island and
Mrs. Coolidge was wrapped in a
[heavy fur coat.
POSED IS TOPERS’]
to ei mm
IT
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
TO VOTE JAN. 12
FOB BI6 BUTTLE
PASADENA, Cal. —(UP)— A
radical departure from last sea.
sen’s, gridiron practice is £eing
made by Coach Nibs Price in
seeking practices of thp Califor
nia Golden Bears now underway,
it was believed here today.
Both California and Georgia
Tech, matched for the annual
New Year’s game In the Rose
Bowl here, are practicing behind
closed gates. Rumors indicate
that the Golden Tornado also is
revising its mode of attack along
aerial plans. *
GOUFEREOICE CABLES
PROTOCOL TO 10
S11EDC01TRIES
WASHINGTON -(UP)— The
— ...... ... denreu away, two oi me Danaus| Furman. 70. chanctllcr emeritus Tramijonued fromla cold pile of text of a protocol *J***®-F’ *£•
connection with the Slav- were dead, drilled between the of the church, was telephoning Jf fm^hoDeTto^ctt^lw rMcn’tl
* a.. - . • 1ir ... eyes, Cardone was wounded, and I and where the safe was lccat<d. rn * B _cnu»r by n.ght. the skyscraper Terence Dopes io settle inc recent |
tag of his friend, W* W. two of his friends were killed. (Father Furman, near-sighted and \ striking photo carried a Bolivian - Paraguayan boundary
CHICAGO. —(UP)— Gaining |
entrance by posing as drinkers
who wanted to sign the pledge
four iandits robbed the Rectory
of St. Casimir’s Catholic church
of S4,000 and escaped Tuesday
night.
The money was the Sunday and
Christmas collections of the
Polish congregations, one of the
largest in Chicago. The money
much of it in silver, was In nine
canvas bags, locked in a safe.
“Father, we would like to rUrn
the pledge.” the leader of the
bandits said as Father Egkrakow-
ski opened the door. “Wc want
to start the New Year right." ,
“Come in", the Father replied,
and the ouartet entered the vest!*
bule.
“/ am glad to see you here
ith such good intentions",
i »*« woo juol a ii'ivnuiv mue ntmi: it *
DANIELSVILLE,
—CorllSS Patterson, 19, Cardone, New York drug munu- "Come iimek, hell.’' sal.
son of Daniel Patterson, faeturcr, ha. a permit to cam, a bandit leader. "Wc want the
nf neap fnlhprt is in the KUn cn<1 *15*1’ but h P P ro ^» b| 5' Christmas collectloni”. ,
OI near l,01Deri IS in tne never would have used It had not| As the'bandit .-joke ho trailed I
Madison county jail here cue of the hold-up men kicked hint a pistol and forct l the Father j
nhai.frml with miirrlni- in on the , When the smoke into tm next room whore Father |
enargeu Wltn muraer in cleared away, two of the bandits I Furman, 70. chancjllcr emeritus
Until th,, four bandits entered, „ 1V1J
was just a frienaly little game Father“salfC” "but" we"'i.r" huiy>
Ga. lhat («« taruone, above, and now. Could you come lack after;!
romo other men were play.hg. holiday*”’
MALL RIVALS'
Drilling For Oil
1q ;Main Street
McCurlev, 17, about 10
o’clock Christmas Eve, on
the Athens-Colbert high
way.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
This looks like the
OF 102= LIQUOR
TA
(B v United Preen)
Violet death was an un«
i invited guest as scores of
Christmas celebrations in
the United States this
year.
The United Press sur
vey Wednesday revealed
that traffic accidents,
fires, fireworks and pois
oned liquor took a heavy
toll of human life on the
holiday.
With some part* of the country
still unheard from, the total of
violent deaths reported in tho
country had reached 170 at mid-
morning Wednesday and there was
every indication that tHe figure
would pass the 200 mgrk later in
the day.
Fire. were especially prevalent
In the old South, where Christmas
,is celebrated with firecrackers and
»roman candles, like the Fourth of
July fn* the north.
Poisoned liquor deaths were con-
S ACCIDENT TOLL
HEALTH SERVICE W
REPORTS NEW
FLU CASES
. According to Chief of Police T.
■" ' IL. Williams of Dauielsville, who
Centhas r : -tfavaloped WentjrUiL.-SWqfjr. U. Henry to
over who is.eligible to ; vote tho iceno of the , tabbing, Patter-
I January ^‘‘Uen^^H "<* *««* to!
to Tax Receiver J. H. Dorsey *.!l *|H his friend, but cut him with)
be named and Attorney General his pocket-knife in trying to pre-' — ■ .
George M. Napier has been called vent McCurley from continuing an ATLANTA, Ga. —(UP— Fire,
upon for a ruling on the matter. attac] . on h j m . Hu bogged uw bullets, exploding filsworks and
The question that has come up of tbc hoys nearby who wero in speeding motor cars took an unpre- WASHINGTON —(UP)— The
is whether voters who are delln- the group, to puff McCurley off den tod toll of life in tho south- United States Public Health Se
quent in payment of the eumnt of hl * mi ja mW t '' y ha °“ east over the Christina, holiday, vice announced Wednesday teat
taxes duo on December 20th, last, toW Cbicf wiU ; ams and wben Me- reports showed Wednesday. I about 421.00 new cases of toflu-,
but who owe no Uxesback of this Cur j ey wou m not t „ p attergon The complete death toll may be enia we.e reported -n eighteen I
y,„'s are eligible. (cut lL, tlrakCTfc enTe'ring under "’»« than forty when the outlying 1 £.*«» b. the week ending Decern-
the ear. •lushing hi. ,h«.f u. towns report. Seven states it- »» — . , , n *
lleaif. service officials com. is holding the Improvement
pared ...Is figure with more thsn which permitted his hslf-uiL.
700,000 new esses reported In the lion subjects' to cele.rate
previous week and said there was Chr.stmas with the customary
hop* of an ear,'/ end to tho opi- spirit.
demic. 1 Early Wednesday morning of-
•' I flclals at Buek.ngham Palscc told
_ . ___ ___ . _ ' the United Press that there had
BABY WHO HEALED b « n no ch » n * e durin » the ni * ht
DflDl Hliy HUUjLV in the impn)TcmeIlt not ed in the
still feeble as the result of a re- ^ V » rk «"'! dUpUti "*
cent illnen. wax farced at the Wimtowi of the American Radjn- governments Wednesday. , ... - -----
Ph Father^ Erakowsicl ^forced “he' Z\ egates indlested district,, dymrt dtT New'York citv an,. „n. h, wesl.™
Mo «n^ e *ks th of cutf" ° f ,he ‘“““s ^^SJSftSftunting aaci.lenta
,cok the canvas eaeks of money.. ' (thr dispute on New Year’s Day. oil, but the derrick in one at the were gene ral throughout the coun-
The protocol was drafted Into main streets was part of a cclc- try. Three skaters were drowned
the receipt at I.c- liration over the recent discovery in Massachusetts.
u * "f gushers near the fity. -Just a The natipIPwide death, toll eias*
number of questions thhmittsri by
sue special meiiatlon committee
concernin. its basis of settlement
cf the latest boundsty trouble.
Paraguay's reply was llkewUd fa.
. rorablc.
rtunt,';
Wednesday the Banner-Herald U* ear, slashing his throat. Me- towns report. Seven states re-
eenived Oil following commun - Curlev died on tho spot a few min- Ported a total of thirty-three.
received tU following commun - > ; ' lrle v «t«a on tno spot i
cation from W. M. Bryant, one of “tea later. ,
tho candidates, and the _ accom- Both g mm m mem beni
kr
ponying ruling from tho Attorney
General:
Editor, Athens Banner-Her-
ald:
I have been informed that
the Registrars are striking
from the l.st of voters all who
have not paid their taxes for
1928.
I have secured an opinion
from local attorneys which
has been approved by the At
torney-General of this state,
and this opinion is next at
tached. i
Accord’ng to this all voters
on the Regatration List who
were registered and who have
paid all taxes through 1927,
are qualified to vote in the
Sneeinl Election on January
12fh. 1929.
This information is publish
ed to inform all voters of tholr
riehtS ' W. M. BRYANT.
of well known families, It is stat
ed. It is said the young men had
been drinking.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR McCUISLEY TODAY
Mr. William Wyatt | McCurley,
aged 17, was buried in the Colbert
cemetery Wed"esday afternoon at
two o’clock following funeral ser
vices in the Colbert Baptist church
by Rev. J, F. Hendrix, Baptist min
ister. Arrangements were in
charge of Bernstein.
FLU CASES HERE ARE
BERL1N-MACKAY
QUARREL, DIES
mprovcm
bulletin issue*) at 8:15 p. m. Tues-
The bulletin laid:
"The King passed a quiet day.
. The local condition is improving
and strength is 'icing maintain.
NEW YORK. — (UP) — The ed. The next bulletin will be it-
baby boy credited with healing susd Wednesday evening."
. the father-daughter breach in one! After a consultation with his
SJSrfbSr UU “ d -°‘ ! eurgeraMn ^in^" the P |Tg
the Beard of Health the flu situ
ation in Athens has considerably
AiOUNCEMENTSAYS
Woodlln McCurley, Mrs. Coke Bul
lock, Miss Clara McCurley; four
brothers, Mr. Dewey McCurlev,
Mr. Henry McCurley, Mr. G. W.
McCurley, Jr., Sir. Jewell McCur-
iey; and his grandfather, Mr. W.
.S. McCurley. Mr. McCurlev was
v«n!#r*n ttulinff * member of the Baptist church.
Napiers nuim*. He WM Q gtudent in the Colb€rt
Georgia Code 39 prorides no one high school,
shall be allowed to register unless -—
he shall hsve paid all taxes due
by h'ra at least six months before
the date of the election.
Georgia Coda 59 provides that
any voter who is registered may
vote in general, elections or spe
cial elections during 1928 and
1929, provided he shall have paid
all taxes which were due six
months befor* December 20, 1928.
So a voter on the registration
list who has pa'd all taxes through
1927, can vote in the soedal elec-,
tion on Jannarw 12, 1929. j
Georgia Code Section 61, gives j
thn privielg. to person* who arc ASUNCION, Paraguay —(UP)
not on the re,Tistration Hit, and ^ official notification of the de-
v ho have not P?d all tsxe* dne mobuilaUon of the p ara(tuayin
*iv month* before December 20th, toreea recently called to arm* by
1928. the privilege to vote at a bovernm ent decree was forwarded
spn-ial elnct'nn in January, 1929. to pcov inciaI military authorities
Provid'd that such new voters by tbe Minister 0 , War Wodnes-
sha’l pav ell taxes, inelnding t«x- -phe forces were mobilised after
p s foe 1928.- and reenter with n Ij 0 (( v ( a an j Paraguir broke off
five-f5) dater-hTOT the, date of the diplomatic relat’ons when border
call or the srvHal eirctl'n wh'eh dushca occurred in the deputed
would’ maV. D'eemher 23rd, the ^ bac0 region.
ls*t dry for the new voters to President Jose Guggiap of Para-
register. , t uay ordered th n forces ilcmobi-
iVraW 11 ia"R I Used last week, hut the order was
The foregcra" st.teminia as 'to "?» ‘ n thc Provinces until
the lew nertaining to election. v ednesda} ■
seem to be correct. I think thc L TimiitG nti’n
eoncinsiens drawn are accurate
end fern a correct statement of. TIFTON, Ga.—GP)—Ralph C-
the law. | Thomas, tobacco disease raerial-
v s turn M*t at the CoasUl Plains Experi-
gEO. M. NAPIER, . ment Station, died from influenxa
Attorney General fa B hospital hero Tuesday night.
Mr. McCurley is survived by ation in , A J5. en J n n—Irving Berlin, Jr, 24 days old.'and ranking physician at the Pal.
his parents, Mr! ind llrs G W ‘ m P r ? vc ” B „F “‘TiTL, ‘ro <>'«> « heart attack early ace, indicated in a statement to
McCurley; throe sisters, MU. 1,e " lth ° W ‘ Cer ,UUd fSH 3ESRr£2L2PJ!lES.r"
rfore a horrified young newspapermen mat tne lung w
K _ . nurse » hi* song.wrlter father, slightly Improved Wednesday.
it Br ' B nf tbi ,i*>f,F e k' tba /rui 0 iI!I| l " and his mother, the former Ellen mm
SafilssiArts'BOH ILL LAND
stated further that lin’s Christm,. tree. Few call-,
cases that have developed in most received but among them'
instance, were caujed bv flu pa- wu Clartnce Ma<:kay , p ^| de n, IT
*5? .ff Siw T t00 l of the Postal Telegraph Company D ]
m P * umoni* the father who practically (dia- n ■
Eleven deaths fr-m^ma^nia! owned Ellen when «he waa mar-
T^^o^ty'tMs^h^avrtT;^ a
f " ft* rjjjf fl u lh ind d nneu- Tho coldn *“ l»tw»qn Macluy
per month from flu and P"*":' an d the Berlin’, was only recently
noma. Of the eleven death. hMf dlMjpatcd Fathei . amJ .dughter
vere people ever sixty years of f tha fir8t tlra „ slnce th ,
*ge, Dr. Bagby said.
PROPOSES PANEL
OF JUDGES TO
DECIDE ROW
WASHINGTON. — iff) — The
creation of a panel of n.ne Judge*
to determine cause and responsL
bilities tor the Paraguayan*Boliv
ian dispute. Is proposed in the
text for a protocol of conciliation
adopted by the Pan-American ar-
I it ration conference’s special com
mittee on the controversy and
submitted to the two govern,
ments for their approval.
Of the nine judges, each of the
two disputing countries would ap
point two ani the arbitration con
gress here would appoint f»ve.
The panel would hold its first
meeting in Washington for or.
ganization purposes.
Tho conciliation commission
would be allowed sir months to
complete it-; work with a possible
extension of , six months more if
It Is neoesfcary. It would study
the controversy and
means of an amicable
(Turn to 9050 ftr
mance, met at the funeral of Mrs.
Marie Msckay, Ellen's grand,
mother, last September.
DRY ENFORCEMENT
PLAN DISAPPOINTS
IBITII
WASHINGTON. — (IP) — The
prohibition enforcement plan pat
forward hy Chester P. Mills of
N-w York to win tho Durant
$25,000 prize, la not worth nearly
that much, in the opinion of Pro
hibition Commissioner Doran.
The Ooramissioner said Wed
nesday that Mills’ proposal does
not deal with present day prob
lems and that suppression of the
diversion of industrial alcohol
treated in the Utils plan, had
been accomplished a year and a
baU ago,
-108) very much disappointed"
H S f 6HT FOB LFE former stars of
mu 1 min iuii liil ATHENS mGH T0
PLAY LOCALS
FRIDAY
Basketball fans of Ath
ens will see several familiar
face* in the line-up of the
team composed of former
Athens High School quintets
when this all-star team bat-
ties the current edition of
Coach Wed Brown’s cage,
sure at the Athene High
gymnasium Friday night at
8:15 o’clock.
The All-Stem win he com
posed of Goodman and Gold
man at left end right for
wards. reopectlre’y. These
two boys made Ugh school
.history wl.en they romped
over the court for th* locate.
At center wilt be big Humph
rey Heywood, a star In all
sports during his Athens
High days, and who, after
SLgrating to tbe Lmverstty
of Chattanooga, continued the
good work. He has played
on the basketball and tost-
bsll teems at that instltnloa
and this year made the) All 8.
I. A. A. football team in the
line
The two guards will be
ably hiriied by Milton "Red"
Leathers sad Bill Hell. Beth
•t these boys are Hated
smong the beet all-n»nd ath
letes ever tuned oat by
Crach Brown and ho*it we:e
stellar members of the 1(26
Georgia Froehmta football
varsity team,
Tbe ace In the M» for this
All-Star team is Bill Css-
thca. whose name is down
as utility. Cauthen will un
doubtedly get ia the geme ae
he is just about as good ss
say or the above named and
in hi* day rated lost os high.
This team wen the 1826
Northeast Georgia title.
The gymtuullm will be
heated for the comfort of the
fane and a Mg crowd will he
on heed to see the game, both
for the purpose of getting
one last look at this bunch
of groat former stem at Ath
ene High end to get a line on
how Coach Brown’s newest
edition will stack ap against
such ronaidaMe opposition.
The lime la 8:15 Friday
night, the pride is twenty-live
cents and the place is the
Athens High gymasslem.
EDUCATOR DEAD
ROCK HILL, S. C. —<ff)— Dr.
E:
NEW YORK.—C/R-A survey
1STEA0 OF IN FLA.
ABOARD U. S. S. Utah.
—Pressure of home affairs and
the necessity of conferring with
reoublican leaders as soon as pos-
nihle, have prompted PVesident-
eloet Herbert Hoover U> forego
an immediate visit to Florida.
The Utah will anchor off Hamp
ton Roads. Virginia, January 6.
and the Hoover party will pro
ceed immediately to Washington.
The party previously h»4 plan,
ned to disembark in Florida,
where Mr. Hoover had planned to
select his cabinet and lay plans
for the work of his coming ad
ministration.
Announcement of thc change in
plans was received at the conclus
ion of the Christmas celebration
aboard the Utah. The final fes
tivities included a dinner on tho
deck of the vessel which had r *een
slowed from 14 to 8 knots an hour
to allow pleasant dining in thc
open.
The President-elect made a
brief address at thc dinner,
thanking the American navy and
the writers who accompanied thc
party for their co-operation. Mr.
Hoover commented on the Tarsi-, D. B. Johnson, 72, southern ado-
tatity of the navy in meeting all!cater and President of Winthrop
tyros of work. I College for Women, here, died
Tbe Utah waa about 8800 miles I early Wenemjay after a lengthy i
off Hampton Bopls Foteesday.l illness. *
i Eificd by criusea is as follows:
! Traffic, 102; poisoned liquor, 12;
fire and fireworks, 81; hunting; ac-
c : dcnts. drowningrs and suicides. 2o,
Total 170.
SCREEN STAR DIES
AS RESULT OF
OPERATION
LOS ANGELES—OT)—Fred C.
Thompson, screen actor featured
in western roles, died here short-
The juicy job of messenger to 'Y t*' 0 ™ midnight Tuesday.
Washington to carry returns of the > “* failad to rally from an op-
federal elect-oir to congress Will «*‘lon for ?«'■ 5tone * pvrform-
not be passed out this year and c “ three weeks ago,
politicians of tho various states
who have boon casting a wishful
eye towards the expenses-Jaid trip
tu thc national capital or who
have had a special ir.cnd in mind
for tho job were somewhst down
cast when thev found out tnat
congrcrs decided at a previous
session that tho United Stntcs mail
could bo entrusted with thu state’s
report. f
tin January 2, thc various elec
tors in th„ many states trill meet,
presumably r.t tho state capital,
and cast their ballots, tots! ng 444
for Hoover and 87 for Smith. Six . .. . ,, - , -
sets of the ballots will ibe made 1* «» Moderation League made
up and forwarded to Washington public Wednesday said that pc-
by mail and on January /13th the lice records in .188 cit.es showed
billot, will be ceremoniously open- \ r £*?„ f< £ 1 ?ASJ ic t * tll> r ", 7 ^
cd In o'Joint session of*conffrea». 2°7fl«H 35,61 '* n K “ 557,009
L ?"nt t ritf^
noumJS mm, ^he"restoration Jf
are sent to the state M^retaiy Of,,^peronce- that the
C L* figures have brought thc orgnni-
at Waahiagten, aad owhto tta fad- ^ tbe rowJusion that ”tho
cral judge of the locaT district. | Volstead Act hi- failed utterly lo
The senate at 1 p. m. W> the «*c wbat j t waa j n te.- n .-ivd to do, main-
co n ^r*Wi ir wm tetafthfheum 'i. pr ?. m<rte tcm ‘ ,crttnce aBd
in session, and Vice President*
Dawes will preside over the ses
sion. Two tellers from the house
and two from the senate will then
open and count the ?>allots receiv
ed, in the alphabetical order of the
states. The total will be tabu^t-
and announced by thc Vice
President.
TWO FIREMEN DIE
WHEN TRUCK IS
OVERTURNED
PITTSBURGH—UP)—Two vo!.
untccr firemen were killed and
eight ethers intured, live .serious
ly, when their apparatus plunged
down an embankment while
speeding to a f.rc in tho plant
of the Carnegie Refining eom-
panv at Heidelburg Wednesday.
The blase, which started early
Tuesday, caused damage estimat
ed at 3300,000.
Thc dead firemen were Adolph
Sonnett, 30, and Joseph De Porto
45.
The apparatus, a combination
pumper and hpae car, leaped from
the roadway on a curve and turn
ed over down into tho gully he-
to ——* *—
NET’ YORK.—<-D— Police to-
day seized liquor they valued at
$100,000* It was the first lar^a
seizure of the kind pi nee the new
Police Commissioner* Grover
Whalen announced that he would
cooperate with federal officials in
enforcing prohibition a* a means
of reducing; crime.
The liouor was-taken as it was
belli* unleaded fYom a truck back
of the 1 delivery entrance of n
Bronx -apartment hour**. F..*ht
men who seemed* to <e in charge
of- the load :■ re.'! led.
Patrolmen Kv-vu-t Freeman no.
t»eed while j atiellintf his beat
and when ho investigated he eaid
he was offered. 810U t*nd final!/
WOO to “take a Y«>k snd fcr^i.$